Senior Director, Special Project

Skip to main content. sitemap Profile Sign Out View More Jobs Senior Director, Special Project Nashville, TN, United StatesUnited States Job Identification 339647 Job Category Technology Operations Posting Date 07/10/2026, 06:36 PM Role People Manager Job Type Regular Employee Does this position require a security clearance? No Years 10+ years Additional Info Visa / work permit sponsorship is not available for this position Applicants are required to read, write, and speak the following languages English Job Description Role Overview  As Senior Director, Special Projects, you will lead a construction-focused portfolio of strategic data center projects that improve capacity, reliability, safety, maintainability, and operational readiness across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. This role owns the operating model for complex remediation, retrofit, expansion, lifecycle, and infrastructure improvement programs that sit outside routine delivery but are critical to long-term site performance.  You will lead directors, managers, technical SMEs, project managers, vendors, and cross-functional partners across Construction, Engineering, Commissioning, Data Center Operations, Reliability, Procurement, Finance, Safety, and Security. The role requires executive leadership, deep construction and operational judgment, and the ability to create scalable governance for high-risk work across active mission-critical environments.  Responsibilities Key Responsibilities Set the strategy, operating model, and governance framework for the Special Projects construction portfolio across assigned sites, regions, or global programs. Lead teams responsible for remediation, retrofits, infrastructure upgrades, capacity improvements, lifecycle replacements, and construction-driven operational improvements. Own portfolio prioritization, staffing strategy, budget alignment, risk governance, executive reporting, and escalation management. Partner with Construction, Engineering, Operations, Reliability, Commissioning, Procurement, Finance, Safety, Security, and vendors to align project scope with operational needs. Ensure projects are planned and executed with strong safety controls, change management, outage planning, customer impact awareness, and operational readiness discipline. Drive resolution of complex construction, design, commissioning, procurement, schedule, and stakeholder issues. Establish portfolio dashboards, KPIs, risk registers, decision logs, and governance cadences for leadership visibility. Ensure special projects produce complete turnover documentation, asset data, commissioning evidence, warranty records, and operational handoff materials. Lead development of playbooks, standards, templates, and repeatable project delivery practices. Build and develop leaders and senior individual contributors, reinforcing accountability, technical rigor, and cross-functional execution. Identify systemic risks across the portfolio and sponsor corrective actions that improve reliability, maintainability, and capital efficiency. Represent Special Projects in executive reviews, funding discussions, site readiness forums, and major incident or remediation planning. Ideal Candidate Profile 15+ years of experience in construction, data center delivery, mission-critical infrastructure, engineering, facilities operations, capital projects, or special projects leadership. 7+ years of people leadership experience, including leading managers, senior project leaders, technical SMEs, or...